Fitztown Teddy...

Teddy Bear 14 provided by Fitztown

This is my DT card for 
613 Ave C 's new challenge:
 Anything Goes / No twist!  
They have three sponsors this week [Dr. Digi / Limited Runs & Fitztown] - that means three prizes people!  So go for it - nothing to lose!
You can get all the other details and see some very creative inspiration from the talented ladies here at 613 Ave C

It's kinda fun to sit and color in a whole scene like this - back to my coloring book days!   And of course, I couldn't resist - I also had to do some paper sculpting.

TECHNIQUE
[Note: specific information on supplies and sources will be found below under “Supplies”.]

• I used a "Paper Sculpting Technique" that consists of:  printing the focal image twice, coloring with Copics, fussy cutting different layers, sculpting the individual pieces [dry embossing each individual piece from the back using a large ball tool] and layering with foam tape to maintain the dimension. The three little bears in front and the mama's left arm and head were all sculpted. You can see some of that better in this photo. 
• I drew in the boards so I could make a wooden floor and added a sentiment.
• The focal panel and the insides are double matted.

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Crafting from the Heart #24– ATG
Art by MiRan Challenge #9 – ATG

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The focal image is Teddy Bear 14 from Fitztown ; Sentiment is SU 

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; Base CS & mats are from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: SU punch used for the sentiment and the mat; 

INKS: the images were printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

[Oooops - I forgot to include the reds I used in the picture - they were R20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 29]

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Just Because II

'Seahorses' provided by Delicious Doodles

2nd in a 'Just Because' series using a CAS [Clean & Simple] design.  This is going out in the mail today to a very good friend who will appreciate the sentiment!  I really like this image of the Seahorses clasping tails - kind of an "I'm here for you" message I think... and applicable for almost any person or situation.

This will also be my DT entry for the latest Aud Sentiments Challenge - 'A TWO Word Sentiment".  You have up to 5 entries and the due date is Tuesday July 1 - so go for it!  Such an easy challenge for you - why not?  The sponsor for the winning prize is Delicious Doodles this go around.  I've linked them to the Seahorses in case you want that image... but there are plenty of images there to check out.  The Designers at Aud Sentiments have used several others and you can see their creative work HERE.

TECHNIQUE
[Note: specific information on supplies and sources will be found below under “Supplies”.]

• I started with a base CS 5.5 x 4 5/8" [NOT square so I don't have to pay more postage!]  It has a left hand fold and I used an E-folder to emboss an image with fish and water rings.  If truth be told, it is Koi in a pond... where it is incongruous with Sea Horses - shhhh...
• The focal image was colored with Copics & matted with a blue and then a black mat.
• The 'Just Because' sentiment has been punched out and matted on black.
• The only embellishment is some Stickles in a few of the bubbles rising,  and sand at the base of the coral made with a very granular embossing powder called 'Woven Tapestry'.  It's very gritty to the touch - a sandy quality of that EP.
• The inside is kept simple for a handwritten note.

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Delicious Doodles #93 – Making a Scene
Robyn's Fetish #217 – At the Beach
Crafting from the Heart #24– ATG
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Crafty Sentiments – Summer or Summer Colors

ABC Challenge – N is for Nautical
One Sweet Challenge – Hit the Beach
Simon Says Wed – ATG
Jellypark Challenges – ...at the Seaside
MarkerPOP Challenge #46 – use Yellows
CMC Copic Challenge #95 – Friends

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The focal image is from Delicious Doodles ; Sentiment is Hanko

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP and the mats are from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: SU punch used for the sentiment and the mat; Cuttlebug E-Folder used for the Koi and water embossed on the background; Icicle Stickles used in the bubbles; PSE [Personal Stamp Eschange] Woven Tapestry Embossing Powder.

INKS:  the images were printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Just Because I

'Frida' from Dilly Beans

I have decided to do a series of Clean and Simple [CAS] cards - all with the sentiment of "Just Because".  A lot of white space using only scraps of DP & minimal embellishment.
The only textures I added on this one are the scored lines achieved with a Scor-It & the silver foil added to her earrings. [See below] The sentiment is elevated on a punched shape by SU.

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:
Simon Says Wed – You Gotta Have Friends
Paper Crafting Journey – ATG
Art by MiRan Challenge #8 – ATG
OSAAT #218 – ATG
Pile it On #25 – KWAII or CUTE
Crafting from the Heart #24 – ATG 
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Sweet Stamps #175 – Summer
Crafty Sentiments – Summer or Summer Colors
CMC Copic Challenge #95 – Friends 

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The focal image is from Dilly Beans ; Sentiment is Hanko

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP mat is from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: SU punch used for the sentiment; Scor-It used for scored lines; silver foil applied with Duo Glue.

INKS:  the images were printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

National PINK Day - 6/23... Card #2

"Girl on her Bike" provided by Lee H Illustrations

This is card #2 for 
National Pink Day.  
[Scroll down for Card #1.]

613 Ave. C has challenged you to "Use Pink" and has a whopper of FOUR sponsors this week - Bugaboo Stamps, Lee's Digi Shop, Time for Tea and Hannah Lynn Art!  You know what that means... FOUR prizes available for your efforts!  So, dang people!  Get up to three projects and get them in by 6/28 for four chances each to win a prize!  You don't have to go to the extreme pink option I did - you can see other GREAT ideas from the DT at 
613 Ave C.

TECHNIQUE

[Note: specific information on supplies and sources will be found below under “Supplies”.]

• Base card is cut to fit in a business envelope with the front flap cut short to reveal the lace trim on the inside.
• I used a "Paper Sculpting Technique" on the little girls head & face that consists of:  printing the focal image twice, coloring with Copics, fussy cutting the layer, sculpting the individual piece [dry embossing  from the back using a large ball tool] and layering with foam tape to maintain the dimension. 
• Two scalloped circle punches were used for the image and mat and a tag punch for the sentiment - which was mounted on foam tape.
• Candi & a scrap ribbon were added to the tag along with Liquid Pink Pearls around the scalloped Circle.
• Inside is a sentiment I found hysterical...
  

Which could explain a lot.

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:

Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Crafting from the Heart #23– ATG
Sweet Stamps #174– ATG
Papertake Weekly – Lace &/or Pearls
Clear it Out – ATG / stash – ATG

Divas by Design – 3 or more Layers
Paper Crafting Journey – ATG
Craftitude #67– Use Flowers & /or Lace
Art by MiRan Challenge #8 – ATG
Pile it On #25 – KWAII or CUTE

OSAAT #218 – ATG

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The focal image is from Lee H Illustrations at Lee's Digi Shop; Sentiment is unknown source

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP and the mats are from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: SU punch used for the sentiment tag with Candi at the head of the tag hand colored with the same pink Copics used in the focal image; fish tale banner hand cut; pink Liquid Pearls used on the scalloped circle.

INKS: the images were printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

National PINK Day 6/23... Card #1

'Expressions Study' provided by Hannah Lynn Art

Who knew?  

What can I say?

It's a NATIONAL Day???

















OK, I can do pink -  LOL!   So stand back!  I have done two cards  - see my 2nd card above... scroll up.


613 Ave. C has challenged you to "Use Pink" and has a whopper of FOUR sponsors this week - Bugaboo Stamps, Lee's Digi Shop, Time for Tea and Hannah Lynn Art!  

You know what that means... FOUR prizes available for your efforts!  Use your fingers - that's 4 prizes x a possible 3 entries = 12 chances to win!  Deadline of 6/28 and you don't have to go to the extreme pink option I did - you can see other GREAT ideas from the DT at 613 Ave C.

TECHNIQUE

[Note: specific information on supplies and sources will be found below under “Supplies”.]

• The base card is a 5x5" gate fold in the Navy Blue CS.  You can see the fold a little better in this 2nd photo.
• Searched thru stash to find papers that are pink and found these DPs - covered the joint with the lace trim sticker.
• Colored the image with Copics, matted the panel with the blue CS and inserted the loops of ribbon behind it.
• Inside the gate fold looks like this:

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Crafting from the Heart #23– ATG
Sweet Stamps #174– ATG
Papertake Weekly – Lace &/or Pearls
Clear it Out – ATG / stash – ATG

Divas by Design – 3 or more Layers
Paper Crafting Journey – ATG

Craftitude #67– Use Flowers & /or Lace
Art by MiRan Challenge #8 – ATG
OSAAT #218 – ATG

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The focal image is 'Expressions Study' from Hannah Lynn Art 

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the image; DP and the mats are from stash; Lace is a MS product.

EMBELLISHMENTS: Looped ribbon is from stash.

INKS: the images were printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Deacon's Cake...

Image of "Deacon Cake" provided by Bugaboo

Bugaboo is sponsoring the current challenge at Aud Sentiments with a theme of "Any Sentiment for a Guy".  They have some very funny images and sentiments - check them out at Bugaboo!  

And speaking of sentiments, one of the really talented "Aud" designers has created two FREEBIE sentiments to fit the theme.  You are more than welcome to scoot on over and download both of them for your personal use.  While you are at Aud Sentiments, you can check out my team mates take on the theme and get the info on the challenge.  You can enter five times for a chance at the prize!

TECHNIQUE
[Note: specific information on supplies and sources will be found below under “Supplies”.]

• CS is cut to an A2 size with a left fold.  Top right corner rounded with a Corner Chomper.
• DP chosen with a "masculine" feel to them from my scrap heap.
• To create the 3D image of Deacon, I used a "Paper Sculpting Technique" that consists of:  printing the focal image three times, coloring with Copics, fussy cutting different layers, sculpting the individual pieces [dry embossing each individual piece from the back using a large ball tool] and layering with foam tape to maintain the dimension. 
• Keeping the embellishments simple, I went with punched chevron corners and a faux ribbon created with a strip of paper colored with a Copic to match the candle.
• Inside sentiment added... 

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:
Sentimental Sunday #210 – ATG + sentiment
Pile it On #23 – Use some Patterned Paper
Crafting from the Heart #22– ATG
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Papertake Weekly – for the Boys
Crafty Sentiments – For a MALE
Fab and Funky #220 – Laughter is the Best Medicine [inside sentiment]

CMC Copic Challenge #94 – ATG
Art by MiRan Challenge #7 – ATG
2 Sisters #177 – Make your own Embellishment [faux ribbon]

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The focal image is from Bugaboo Stamps ; Sentiment is a Freebie by Marie-Clare from the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog.

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP and the mats are from scrap heap.

EMBELLISHMENTS: McGill punches used for the sentiment and the mat; chevron punch by Punch Bunch; corner rounder is Crop-a-Dile's Corner Chomper; faux ribbon created by coloring a strip of paper with Copics.

INKS: the images were printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Elephant Ballerina...

Saw this image at Dearie Dolls [a Freebie!] and I laughed - it goes perfectly with this sentiment!  I know someone on my card list will like it!  In case it is too hard to read... the sentiment says: 
"It's your birthday!  Hope you laugh until cake and ice cream come out of your nose."
The trunk and bow were printed a 2nd time, sculpted and fussy cut so I could pop them up.  I used an SU punch to create the window in the front panel. aligned on the inside is the SU 'happy birthday'.

The inside is completed with leftover DP [that is Studio Calico's Heyday Collection] from the front.
I used Copics to color her, added a ribbon and bow and I painted on her skirt with gold glitter nail polish that I got at the Dollar Store.  You can barely see the glitter even in real life - guess that is what I get at the Dollar Store!

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Challenges:
Crafty Sentiments – ATG
Sweet Stamps #172 – Ribbons, buttons and / or bows
The East Wind – #8 Embossing – wet or dry
Paper Crafting Journey – Perfect in Pink
Sentimental Sunday #210 – ATG + sentiment
OSAAT #216 – Use a Digi
Pile it On #23 – Use some Patterned Paper
Crafting from the Heart #22– ATG
CMC Copic Challenge #94 – ATG
Art by MiRan Challenge #7 – ATG

Butterfly Family...

"Postcard" image provided by Vectoria Designs

This is my second DT card for the 613 Ave C Challenge theme 'Best Friends'.  On this design I am using Vectoria Designs postcard collage sheets.  Do check out the sample cards from the talented Designers as well as the challenge details HERE, at the 613 Ave C site!
A special Thank You to Barbara who gave me this cool Butterfly stamp!

TECHNIQUE

[Note: specific information on supplies and sources will be found below under “Supplies”.]

• Pink Base card is 5 x 5" with a left hand fold - 3/4" from the fold I scored a 2nd fold line. Inside the card this area was adhered together so that the card opens at that new fold line.
• The front panel is glossy CS which is critical for this technique.  In the past I have used alcohol inks but in this case, I am using Distress Dye Ink Refills in the shades of 'Spun Sugar', 'Worn Lipstick' & 'Milled Lavender'.  A single small drop, starting with the lightest shade, is added near the bottom of the panel.  I use canned air with the straw attached to blow the ink up and across the panel.  When satisfied with that result, I add the middle color and do the same & finally the 3rd color.
• The red rubber 'Butterfly Family' from Stampendous is stamped using all three colors going up the page and finally, when all the ink is dry, I use Memento black overlaying the lavender stamping.
• A pink ribbon is adhered around the base and the panel is matted with black.  This is then attached to the front of the card.
• My sentiment is stamped on the Vectoria Designs 'Postcard' which was the inspiration for the design and the colors.  It is also matted with black and fixed to the front.
• Large and small black pearls are added as well as the pink bow.

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Papertake Weekly – ATG /optional summer theme
Crafty Sentiments – ATG
Paper Pretties #313 – Hip to be Square
Paper Crafting Journey – Perfect in Pink

Crafty Ribbons – #92 Butterflies w/ Ribbon
Fussy & Fancy  #115 – Outdoors
Craftitude #66 – Pop It Up [Sentiment is popped up]
Sentimental Sunday #210 – ATG + sentiment
OSAAT #216 – Use a Digi
ABC Challenge – M is for Monochromatic
Open-Minded Crafting  - #12 – Something with Wings

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The digi postcard image is from Vectoria Designs; Sentiment is Stampendous; red rubber 'Butterfly Family' by Hanko Designs

PAPER:  Glossy white CS, pink base CS and the mats are all from stash.

EMBELLISHMENTS: Black half pearls are from Hero Arts; Ribbon from stash.

INKS: Distress Inks  are Tim Holtz by Ranger; Memento Tuxedo Black used for the sentiment & one set of butterflies; the postcard was printed on a Canon PIXMA printer.

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny

Best Friends Day - June 8

A Random Fan provided "Fintastic Noah"

I have quite a collection of beautifully imagined fish - and I was certain I could find a 'Best Friend' for Noah.  This is my DT entry for the latest challenge at 613 Ave C - Best Friend's Day - June 8.  
Random Fan is sponsoring this challenge and will provide the prize!  

Definitely check out the interpretations of the other DT HERE along with the specifics of the challenge.  This is an easy one - so challenge yourself and join in!  [Hint: if you use Polka Dots in your design - you will also fit the challenge at A Random Fan! - Be sure to read all their rules!]

TECHNIQUE
[Note: specific information on supplies and sources will be found below under “Supplies”.]

• I used a "Paper Sculpting Technique" that consists of: printing the focal image three times, coloring with Copics, fussy cutting different layers, sculpting the individual pieces [dry embossing each individual piece from the back using a large ball tool] and layering with foam tape to maintain the dimension. 
• The heavy weight, very shiny CS  used for the Base card was embossed with 'bubbles' using a Cuttlebug E-folder.
• Focal panel was matted with black and taped on the front of the base card which is 3.75 x 7.5" wide.  [I'm gonna have fun making an envelope for this one!]
• The inside is very plain but does have a seahorse to continue the theme.

CHALLENGES:
Through the Craft Room Door – ATG
Papertake Weekly – ATG /optional summer theme
Crafty Sentiments – ATG TOP THREE
Simon Says Wed – Masculine
Fab and Funky #219 – For a man in my Life
The East Wind – #8 Embossing – wet or dry DESIGNER FAVORITE
Fussy & Fancy  #115 – Outdoors
Craftitude #66 – Pop It Up
OSAAT #216 – Use a Digi
Jellypark Challenges – Sporty TOP THREE
CMC Copic Challenge #94 – ATG
Art by MiRan Challenge #7 – ATG
One Sweet Challenge – Hit the Beach
Sweet Pea Stampers – Photo Inspiration[lake/blues/greens]

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The focal image is a digi from A Random Fan; fish is red rubber from Paper Parachute; 'Water Greenery' is a rubber stamp from Mostly Animals. 

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; Base CS and the mat are from stash.

INKS:  The digi image was printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

Create wildly and color with abandon!  ~ginny